University Chapel Schedule
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Chapel nurtures members of the campus community in faith, hope and love as disciples of Jesus Christ. A community gathering place for worship and forum, chapel reflects an Anabaptist/Mennonite perspective along side the diverse gifts, traditions and cultures of the broader Christian faith.
Wednesday, February 8
Chapel Worship: Mental Health & Suicide – Pam Comer
Suicide – just the word can make us cringe. Some of us know little about it, some of us know more than we want to know. Most of us feel scared and it leaves us feeling helpless. It makes us ask the BIG question: Where is God in all this? Many of us have been affected by it so we need to be talking more about it. Where there is help, there is hope. Pam Reese Comer, Director of the Counseling Center, the Lead Coaches of CoachLink – Suzy Hostetler and Laura Copley, Counseling Intern April Gunderson and undergraduate student Grace Engle help us explore this issue through reflection, ritual and song.
Friday, February 10
Chapel Forum: The Quiet in the Land – David Kline
Who are and what is the quiet in the land? David Kline offers his perspective.
David Kline is an Amish farmer, naturalist, and writer. He and his family farm 120 acres and operate a 45-cow organic dairy near Mt. Hope, Ohio, that blends older traditional methods with newer technologies in a manner that is environmentally friendly and profitable. This lifestyle supports not only families and caring communities, but also a people comfortable with themselves.
David is the author of three books, Great Possessions (1990), Scratching the Woodchuck (1997) and Letters from Larksong (2010), and is an editor for Farming Magazine, a quarterly publication supporting small-scale and profitable family farming.
Wednesday, February 15
Spiritual Life Week Chapel: Saved? For What? – Shaun Groves
The good news of the Bible is not only about what we have been saved from, but also what we have been saved for – something to do with God’s plan to provide for the poor. This plan can be traced from an obscure law about bread in the biblical book of Exodus. Come explore and test this text.
Shaun is a singer/songwriter, speaker, blogger, husband, daddy and friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily and he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world who are desperate to be saved from poverty.
Cookies and Cocoa will be served in the Campus Center Greeting Hall after chapel.
Friday, February 17
Chapel Forum: Inspiring the Future – Esther Nizer
Join Esther Nizer, president of the Harrisonburg area chapter of the NAACP, to consider “Inspiring the Future” and moving forward. This is the second chapel planned by Black Student Union as part of Black History Month.
University chapel is held Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. in Lehman Auditorium. All offices and departments, other than essential services, are to be closed in order to allow the community to attend and support chapel.
All undergraduate students, faculty and staff of the university are expected to attend at least one chapel each week. (Chapel Attendance Policy, p. 48/49 of the Student Handbook and Faculty/Staff handbook section 7.1, p. 166)